Fractional HR Services

Finance and HR are often built to run on separate tracks. One department protects the budget, the other builds the team, and neither has full visibility into what the other is doing until a hire falls through or a headcount plan comes apart.

This guide draws on a webinar poll conducted with Paylocity, along with two case studies from the field, to look at where that gap costs organizations the most: recruitment resource planning, hiring approvals, and the handoff between financial forecasting and talent acquisition. It also looks at where fractional HR services fit against a full-time hire or a traditional staffing agency.

The findings point to a common thread. When finance and HR work from the same data and the same approval process, hiring moves faster, compensation gets planned instead of improvised, and the cost of turnover goes down.

Inside this Guide

01
The Growing Need for Finance-HR Integration

Poll data on the five challenges organizations face when finance and HR operate in silos, and how companies currently staff recruitment resource planning.

02
Leveraging Technology for Seamless Integration

How headcount planning software connects financial forecasting with talent acquisition, and where manual reconciliation breaks down without it.

03
Strategic Recruitment and Fractional Hiring

What organizations say they need most from recruitment support, and how fractional hiring changes the cost equation against a traditional agency model.

04
Case Studies: Success Stories From the Field

Two engagements: one that cut recruitment costs by 57%, saving $15,500 per hire, and one where misaligned hiring cost over $400,000 in direct costs.

05
Actionable Steps for Bridging the Finance-HR Gap

A five-step plan for aligning tools, hiring models, and approval workflows between the two departments.

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Organizations that successfully integrate finance and HR functions create a competitive advantage by optimizing workforce planning, reducing hiring costs, and improving talent acquisition outcomes.